Organist’s space: events, organ travels and player stories

Speaker Installation

In early 2017, we visited Dr David Flood, Organist & Director of Music at Canterbury Cathedral to discuss the provision of a temporary Digital Organ to help provide cover while the Pipe Organ was being rebuilt by Harrison & Harrison. We suggest you visit the Canterbury Cathedral website to find out more about the Cathedral… [Read More]

2015 saw us receiving an order from the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) for 20 single manual instruments. This was certainly the largest order by instrument numbers we had ever received if not the largest by value! In this post I share more about our valued relationship with this customer. Background to the work… [Read More]

Choosing a digital organ In December 2015, we were asked to bring an organ across the water to allow St Joseph’s Church to evaluate the merits of our ‘physical modelling’ solution for digital organ voices. The journey itself was quite a challenge as we only had a few weeks’ notice. The organ and 22 speaker… [Read More]

Pipe Organ or Digital Organ? The chapel pipe organ was installed in 1904 by William Hill, one of the ‘Great Three’ British builders, the others being Harrison and Willis. That said this particular Hill was never one of his finer instruments and was substantially rebuilt in 1934 by the successor firm of Hill Norman &… [Read More]

A new Digital Organ after tragedy strikes We had the opportunity to start work with Normanton Baptist Church in 2015 when they were looking for a new bespoke digital organ to fit their newly refurbished interior. But let’s start from the beginning… Tragedy struck this church in October 2009 when arsonists set fires in two… [Read More]

Diligent Selection process for the best church organ I do not believe that we have had any customer more diligent in the process of selecting the manufacturer of their new digital organ or indeed taking more care in designing the installation. It has been a pleasure to work with a group including their Diocesan Organ… [Read More]

Sutton Valence School – A place of history The school was founded in 1576 as the Free Grammar School of William Lambe in Sutton Valence, by William Lambe, Master of the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers and a member of the Chapel Royal of Henry VIII. Situated near Maidstone the school has extensive facilities, grounds and a wonderful chapel. The organ that… [Read More]